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“I’m looking to make a statement here. I’m looking to make my first uncrowned title defense and really make a statement. I think Diego is a great fighter but me being at my best I think I can make a statement with a dominant performance.” “I think he’s a great fighter, honestly. I think he’s...

UFC women’s bantamweight title contender, Miesha Tate (right), has been coaching on the UFC’s reality-television show ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ opposite current champion Ronda Rousey. As this season of TUF continues, Tate expressed her pride in women’s MMA and her disappointment in Rousey as the women’s champion. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA Miesha Tate, current...

The dialogue has gone back and forth between UFC President, Dana White (pictured), and MMA legend, Renzo Gracie, about whether or not Gracie, at the age of 46, should be fighting. But a recent statement by White indicates that the talks may be moving toward figuring out how Gracie will fight rather than focusing on...

All roads lead to Houston as heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and former champion Junior Dos Santos prepare to complete their epic title trilogy. If you missed the television airing of ‘Countdown to UFC 166’ have no fear, all three-parts are here for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy the Sanchez vs. Melendez portion above, and the other...

“There’s a couple different ways (to win). I think the biggest thing is don’t let him hug me. Don’t let him push me up against the cage and just do a boring, ugly fight and piss the fans off. I think that’s the biggest thing you don’t want to do is piss the fans off...

After their second altercation in the cage, Junior dos Santos came out and stated that the champ, Cain Velasquez, hits like a girl. An astonishing notion considering the appearance of the Brazilian’s face (pictured) following their 25-minute combat that he handily lost. The champion, Cain Velasquez got the opportunity to respond to this assessment yesterday...

Fight week is underway as champion Cain Velasquez and former champion Junior Dos Santos make their final preparations for what promises to be an epic showdown at UFC 166. You can watch part 1 HERE! Part 2 is HERE!

“Gilbert Melendez is my golden ticket. I’ve done it before. I fought two fights in 2009 at 155. Straight to the belt. “(Melendez) has never been stopped. He avenged two of his three losses. His only loss is to Benson Henderson in a split decision that I felt went his way, so in a way...

By Evan Stoumbelis Former Bellator Middleweight champion Hector Lombard decided to make the jump to Welterweight in March after losing to Yushin Okami. Lombard had gone 1-2 in the UFC, with his only UFC win coming by way of KO over Rousimar Palhares. Lombard is working with nutritionist guru Mike Dolce on the...

While we are still in the midst of the 18th season of the UFC’s ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ reality series, the 19th installment is underway with BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar set as coaching opposites. Today, on the TUF set, BJ Penn sent out this image of his selected coaching staff for his second sting as...

While currently sidelined with an injured hand, UFC heavyweight fighter Brandon Vera has continued his involvement with MMA through coaching. Vera talked with BJPenn.com’s Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio about his approach to coaching at Alliance MMA. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA Brandon Vera, long-time UFC fighter, has been out with a broken hand. The injury...

During the UFC GYM New York Grand opening last weekend, BJ Penn answered questions from the fans in attendance. One of those questions happened to be what’s next for ‘The Prodigy’ after his fight with Edgar? Hit play above to hear Penn’s response.

Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Marc Ratner, is one of the world’s most respected combat sports regulators. The former Executive Director for Nevada has seen it all. In a sport where the only rules used to be no biting or eye gauging, he, with the assistance of the UFC, has...

Kenny ‘Kenflo’ Florian has gone from a two-division title challenging fighter to a full-blown MMA analyst for FOX. In the UFC Tonight hosts latest blog entry for FOX he breaks down Cain Velasquez for Dos Santos. Check it: “The first fight didn’t last long… The second fight was very different. Velasquez used forward pressure, head...

“Every person, every tough guy you’ve ever seen fight, whether it’s in boxing or martial arts who is known for having a great chin — there’s an expiration date on that. There’s a number these guys can take. What if the last one from Stipe Miocic was the one that was one too many? Maybe...

“I feel like at times [Askren]’s being used as a pawn from one promotion to the other, personally. I mean, if [Bellator] doesn’t want him, let him go. I would love to see that fight happen, for sure. But Georges is talking about retiring, for one. Two, in order to make a title fight at...

Rising UFC featherweight star, Conor McGregor, has made headlines before for his use of social media. Most recently, the Irishman issued an apology for a comment of his directed at two of the UFC’s biggest female stars, bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey and challenger Miesha Tate. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA At one time calling...

UFC Hall-Of-Famer, Mark “The Hammer’ Coleman has accepted a spot on the coaching team of BJ Penn for the 19th season of the UFC’s hit reality show, “The Ultimate Fighter.” The former UFC champion will join BJ Penn, Nova Uniao founder Andre Pederneiras and perhaps even Bas Rutten as a coach for up-and-coming fighters. While...

Renzo Gracie is ‘pissed’ about the ‘witch hunt‘ that has taken over the life of Rousimar Palhares. Palhares fought and defeated Mike Pierce last week during the main card of UFC Fight Night 29 in Brazil. It took the submission master just 31-seconds to secure an ankle lock and force pierce to tap. What ensued...

“I’m going to beat Roy Nelson because I’m better than him.” The bad blood between Roy Nelson and Daniel Cormier continues to boil. But both fighters assert that the only way to settle the feud is to step into the Octagon.

“I’m a boxing guy. I love to box with my training partners and everything but now everybody is saying this, everybody wants to fight with boxing guys. It’s become not sincere. When I say that, I’m sincere.” … “I think if they give me four months to get prepared, I can beat [the Klitschko brothers]....

In the case of Nick Diaz, one thing is clear, everyone wants to see him return to action and he has plenty of fighters waiting to welcome him back. Fresh on the heels of Gilbert Melendez’s comments on Diaz, Michael Bisping has added himself to the list of people who will sacrifice their time in...

Bellator is set to air its first Pay-Per-View event on November 2 that will feature Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (pictured) fighting Tito Ortiz, but a report this past weekend indicates that the promotion may be struggling to get fans in attendance. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA As Bellator continues promoting and preparing for its first Pay-Per-View...

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